Instead of "I love you?" I tell the grocery clerk "thank you" as well as the bus driver. In fact, I say it quite a lot. Do you see what I mean?
same as the stranger who helps you....Not saying it is not good or nice. But it is low on the scale of words and something we offer to total strangers whom we would never say, "I love you" to and mean it.
If that is all one can do, thenk him, it is pretty low. If your husband or children never said anything about you except to thank you for your work, would you feel more or less loved? If your children never said they liked who you were, were proud of you, were impressed by your wisdom, but merely thanked you for washing the clothes and making the meals, are you more loved t han the woman whose children and husband praise them for who they are, not merely what benefit they personally get out of them?
I agree. But I love you for who you are is a lot more than thank you for what you do for me. Many people's praise to God is only for what He does/did for them. Do you see what I mean?
Actually all I did was ask if you would praise God for something besides what He did for you. I did not invalidate what you are doing. No one is asking you to be perfect, which is an invalid attack and rather aggressive, not a characteristic of someone who senses Jesus when there. I asked if you want to focus on something besides what you get from God.
It seems that the modern "worship" songs are meant to stir the heart with no disturbing of the mind or will. You are brought to a place by the music and repetition of words (mantra) where the emotions are in full force but the real heart is actually left fully in tact. The words will sometimes force you to make wild promises you will in no way keep but generate tears to say them. It is all foam and no beer.
The teaching of the new songs is
For the world and also believers at times? Definitely good. The problem is that’s all the music the church uses now. Me me me poor me love me and thanking God for what He does for them. They are not encouraged to think about someone besides their own feelings. Way too narcissistic.
Not all music is to everyone's taste. If you don't like it, you don't have to listen to it. But is it up to you to judge others who do choose to listen to it? Everyone is free to an opinion, sure but be careful not to judge too harshly.
The holy spirit within me recoils at the love of self in christian music today. I do not judge my brethren. But I would be untrue to Hiim if I did not point out what deeply displeases God. It is not a matter of taste really, unless one thinks that how God feels about our singing a matter of taste. In that case, His taste carrys more weight that my taste.
